The Brags of Washington

Come, all you brave seamen and landsmen likewise, .
That have got an inclination your fortunes to rise,
That have got an inclination to fight the proud Bostonians,
And soon we'll let you know that we are the sons of Britain.
Fal lal, etc.

As for the brags of Washington, that never can be ;
There is Carlton and Clinton have shewn their bravery ;
There is Darby and Rodney, commanders of the ocean,
And many a brave fellow is waiting for promotion.

And if we meet a privateer, or a lofty man of war,
We never stand to wrangle, to jangle, or to jar;
We give them a broadside, and say, ' My lads, take care, O,
And keep your proper distance from an English man-of-war, O.'

And if they will not fight us, but from us run away,
All with our heavy chain-shot we'll cut their masts away,
And if they will not yield to us, nor unto us surrender,
We'll split their ship in pieces and to the bottom send her,

As for the brags of Washington, we care not a pin ;
We will fire at his breastworks and make him let us in ;
Our bomb-shells and cannons shall roar like mighty thunder,
And by our constant firing we will make them to surrender.

And when the wars are over, if fortune saves our lives,
We will bring great store of riches to our sweethearts and our wives,
And drink a health unto the lad that has a heart to enter;
That man can never gain a prize that is afraid to venture.